‘Seoul Botanical Garden Mugunghwa Garden’ Selected as a National Flower Mugunghwa Landmark

Seoul Botanic Park Mugunghwa Garden view. Provided by Korea Forest Service

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Mugunghwa Garden at Seoul Botanic Park has been selected as a national flower Mugunghwa landmark.

The Korea Forest Service announced on the 12th that it held a contest for the "8th National Flower Mugunghwa Landmarks" targeting local governments and various ministries nationwide, selecting five landmarks including the Mugunghwa Garden at Seoul Botanic Park.

In the contest, the Mugunghwa Garden at Seoul Botanic Park was awarded "Grand Prize," the roadside trees in Haseo-myeon, Sangju-si, Gyeongbuk Province received "Excellence Award," and the Mugunghwa gardens in Gimhae, Gyeongnam; Jincheon, Chungbuk; and Cheonan, Chungnam were each given "Encouragement Award."

Previously, 14 local governments and ministries participated in the contest, nominating 23 Mugunghwa landmarks as candidates. The Korea Forest Service conducted a comprehensive evaluation of these candidates based on growth environment, scale, accessibility, and post-management, ultimately selecting five sites as national flower Mugunghwa landmarks.

Among them, the Mugunghwa Garden at Seoul Botanic Park was highly evaluated for its advantage of being located in the city center and for planting and managing about 5,000 Mugunghwa plants of over 100 species, allowing citizens to experience various Mugunghwa flowers within their living area.

As the Grand Prize winner, Seoul Botanic Park's Mugunghwa Garden will receive the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Award and a prize of 1 million won. Additionally, it will be supported with 50 million won next year for the Mugunghwa garden creation project and will be allowed to install a landmark selection signboard, among other benefits.

Furthermore, the Excellence Award winners (local governments) will receive the Korea Forest Service Director Award and a prize of 2 million won each, while the Encouragement Award winners will receive the Korea Forest Service Director Award and a prize of 1 million won each.

Kim Ju-yeol, Director of Urban Forest Landscape at the Korea Forest Service, said, "We hope that the selection of national flower Mugunghwa landmarks will serve as an opportunity for the public to reflect on the beauty and value of the Mugunghwa." He added, "The Korea Forest Service will continue to do its best to promote and manage Mugunghwa so that the public can feel close to the flower in their daily lives."

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